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：2026/01/09
公案
Hiragana
こうあん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
禅宗で、悟りに至るために師から弟子に与えられる、常識的な理屈では解けない問題や問答。例：『父母未生以前本来の面目如何』など。 / 一般に、考える材料となる問題・課題。思索や議論のきっかけとなる問い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぜんの しゅぎょうで つかわれる、ふしぎな しつもんや はなし。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
禅宗参悟用的题目或疑案，用以启发悟道。 / 禅宗机锋故事或语句的总称。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
禪宗修行用的疑團或問題 / 禪師提出的話頭或難題，以啟發參悟 / 以語句或故事呈現的禪宗典例
Korean Meaning
선종에서 깨달음을 돕는 난해한 문답·일화 / 스승이 제자에게 제시하는 수행 과제(화두)
Indonesian
teka-teki atau paradoks Zen untuk meditasi / pertanyaan atau kisah yang digunakan untuk memicu pencerahan / masalah meditasi dalam Buddhisme Zen
Vietnamese Meaning
Câu hỏi hoặc câu chuyện nghịch lý trong Thiền tông dùng để quán chiếu và khai ngộ. / Bài tập thiền quán dạng câu đố/ẩn dụ nhằm phá chấp, vượt lý trí.
Tagalog Meaning
palaisipan ng Zen / tanong na paradoxikal para sa pagninilay / pahayag o kwento ng Zen para sa kaliwanagan
Sense（1）
koan
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
See correct answer
He was thinking deeply to solve the koan.
See correct answer
彼は公案を解決するために深く考えていました。
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